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SSGA appoints head of retirement solutions

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2018
State Street Global Advisors has appointed a new head of retirement solutions for Australia. Jonathan Shead has worked in various SSGA roles since 2000; he was most recently head of portfolio solutions for the Asia-Pacific region. Before SSGA, he was ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Year (Digital - Trade): BT Panorama - Managed Accounts Finalists: HUB24 - #notjustanotherplatform JP Morgan - Systematic Alpha / Global Strategic Bond Funds T. Rowe Price - T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond Fund Alliance Bernstein - AB Dynamic Global ...

Tribeca to become wholly owned by management

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUN 2018
... Funds Management is completed, and it will have no impact on the existing retail distribution arrangements for the Tribeca Alpha Plus and Tribeca Smaller Companies funds, which will continue to be distributed via GSFM. Tribeca chief executive David Aylward ...

Liquidnet and OTAS ramp up AI play

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... simple price chart," Doris said. Both Shamis and Doris agree the technology is critical as traders try to show they can add alpha and be more relevant in the investment process in the MiFID II environment. Liquidnet's liquidity-seeking algos leverage ...

Robeco wins two mandates worth $500m

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... market like this, where retail investor participation is so high. And what does that mean? It means that there's a lot of alpha generation opportunities because the trading volume is so high and there's a herd mentality. Therefore there are plenty ...

T. Rowe Price appoints head of research

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
... materials. "We expect that investors seeking risk adjusted returns will increasingly select managers for their ability to source alpha using a global lens, prudent and disciplined risk management and capacity to move quickly," Jenneke said.

Volatility divides investors: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2018
... "However, on the upside, increasing volatility could signal higher return dispersions and greater potential to generate alpha. Interestingly, whatever the interpretation may be, overall professional fund buyers are turning to active management to diversify ...

Chief economist update: Crying for Argentina

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018
... for Argentina. Less than three months ago, Caiman Valores, a contrarian research analyst, published an article on Seeking Alpha titled, 'Now is the time to double down on Argentina', arguing that: Argentina's economy is poised to experience solid growth ...

Super fund awards $150 million fixed income mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... it will seek to achieve, before fees, an excess return of 1.75%. It will be used by Sunsuper as an additional source of alpha to its internally managed cash plus strategy. The $50 billion industry fund believes the strategy will benefit members within ...

Suncorp appoints director

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2018
... 1997, when she was appointed chief manager of international sales and services. About a year later, Falzon jumped ship to Alpha Investment Management to work as head of client services and operations. She took a two-year-long career break before moving ...